outwardly

UK /ˈaʊtwədli/ US /ˈaʊtwɚdli/

adv 2

Collocations

ADJ.

alike, calm, charming, creepy, express, later, terrorist, weird

VERB + OUTWARDLY

prayed

OUTWARDLY + NOUN

clerk, girl

ADV.

always, mentally

Definitions

adv

Externally or on the outside, or on the surface.

The terrorist was outwardly a bank clerk.

If only she would wake and close her mouth, mentally prayed the outwardly unflinching girl. Later the doctor came, and sheltered by his presence the sick woman's husband stood in the doorway.

Toward the outside

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — with respect to the outside

externally

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The terrorist was outwardly a bank clerk.

Wiktionary

If only she would wake and close her mouth, mentally prayed the outwardly unflinching girl. Later the doctor came, and sheltered by his presence the sick woman's husband stood in the doorway.

Wiktionary

The inside defects never fail to express themselves outwardly.

Tatoeba · #280783

An inner defect never fails to express itself outwardly.

Tatoeba · #280784

Tom is always outwardly calm.

Tatoeba · #10544732

Outwardly, he is unprepossessing.

Tatoeba · #10681986

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